The common logperch (Percina caprodes), sometimes simply known as the logperch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches.

Logperches are a group of ray-finned fish in the genus Percina of the family Percidae. There are 11 species of logperch, native to eastern parts of the US and Canada. The fish inhabit clear, gravelly streams and lakes.

The common logperch (Percina caprodes), sometimes simply known as the logperch, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches.

Common name: Logperch Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov Identification: Becker (1983); Page (1983); Page and Burr (1991); Etnier and Starnes (1993); Jenkins and Burkhead (1994); three subspecies are recognized.

The logperch has a distinctive cone-shaped snout that extends beyond its mouth. The back and sides are yellow-green, and the belly is an off-white color. The sides have 15 to 20 dark bars on a light background.

The Logperch is widespread across central and northeastern North America in the Mississippi River, St Lawrence-Great Lakes, and Hudson Bay drainages, including the Tennessee and Cumberland river drainages. They live over gravel and sandy substrate in …

Common Logperch | Percina caprodes. Status: IUCN: Least Concern. Threats: Sedimentation. CFI Status: Propagated at CFI from 2006-2007 as mussel hosts (VDWR*); 2012-2013 as mussel hosts, (KDFWR**) benefitting Fanshell, Dromedary Pearlymussel, Cumberlandian Combshell, Snuffbox, and Purple Catspaw mussels. (What do these terms mean?)

The Roanoke logperch is a large darter, growing to about 6 inches long. It has a bulbous snout, lateral blotches, back is scrawled, and most fins are strongly patterned. First dorsal fin has an orange band, particularly vivid in mature males.

The Conasauga logperch is a large darter that reaches up to 5.25 inches in length (133 mm). It has a fleshy, pig-like snout, with a tip that extends beyond the upper jaw. There is a prominent tear drop below each eye and a large spot at the base of the caudal fin.

The Roanoke logperch is an imperiled darter species endemic (found nowhere else in the world) to the Chowan River basin in Virginia and Roanoke River basin within North Carolina and Virginia. Populations are currently limited by dams restricting movement and degraded water quality impacting survival and health.